Saoirse Ronan can’t believe one of her comments on “The Graham Norton Show” is getting so much attention.
The “Lady Bird” star, recently 30 Appeared on British comedy talk shows And responded to a conversation about security that silenced male actors Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne.
When the boys joked that it was useless to use a phone to avoid an attack, Ronan spoke up and said, “Girls have to think that all the time.”
As the men calmed down, Ronan said, “Am I right, ladies?” After this the audience encouraged the actress.
Ronan’s comments went viral on social media and she was praised for speaking out on the topic of violence against women.
“There was silence until he called out the ladies – I love him,” one fan wrote on TikTok.
Ronan responded to online discussion about her viral comments when she came forward The Ryan Tubridy Show on Virgin Radio UK Wednesday morning.
“The response has been wild,” she said. “It’s definitely not something I expected, and I didn’t necessarily set out to make any kind of splash.”
Ronan added, “But I think there’s really something about the society we’re in right now that speaks to how open women want to be with the men in their lives.” “So many men and women I know from around the world have contacted me about this one comment, I would again urge people to please, please, please look at this in context.”
Ronan continued, “Please watch the entire interview or at least watch that part of the conversation, because that’s not really what it was about… The guys weren’t dismissive of anything I was saying. But at the same time, it felt exactly like when I’m at dinner with a group of my friends and I would always make this point that, okay, this is really an experience that we are 100% every day. Let’s pass. ,
The Oscar nominee called out Mescal, 28, with whom he worked 2023 film “phoe” – “one of my dear friends” and said the pair had “talked” about the topic before.
“He totally understands it and totally understands it, but I think the fact that a moment like that happened on a show like Graham Norton, it feels like there was a reach to it that really gained traction.” , which I think is amazing,” she explained.
Ronan continued, “It’s starting a conversation again, hopefully it will allow more and more women to say, OK, yes, actually, let’s talk about our experience.” “I met a woman last night who is working on ‘Blitz,’ and she said, ‘You know, it’s really interesting, after watching that interview, me and some of my female friends are talking about my husband. We were together and we said, you know, this really reminds me of the fake phone call.
“And her husband said, ‘What, fake phone call? What do you mean?'” the “Atonement” star further recalled. “And of course, if you haven’t had to go through anything like that then you understand. But throughout her life as a woman she has somehow acquired these tools without talking to other women about it and without understanding that it is a survival strategy.
Ronan continued, “And we all subconsciously find the same tools and use them over and over again and I find that really interesting.”
Ronan is being celebrated online with posts of the “Graham Norton Show” clip receiving millions of views on social media.
“As a father of two teenage girls…good on them…thank you,” one fan wrote.
Another person said, “They had better listen because the silence was deafening.”
“Saoirse Ronan thank you for standing up for us all!” a separate comment read.
